Washington Jefferson Hotel

About Washington Jefferson Hotel

Distinguished by its glowing neon “WJ” sign out front, the Washington Jefferson Hotel is a sophisticated boutique hotel that according to Michelin “delivers style without a high price tag.” In 2012, the hotel earned a Certificate of Excellence award from TripAdvisor.

Located in Midtown West, aka Hell’s Kitchen, the Washington Jefferson Hotel is near several top New York City destinations, including the Theater District, Times Square, Central Park, Rockefeller Center, the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, the Hudson River and Restaurant Row – the food-laden strip of West 46th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues.

The Washington Jefferson Hotel’s historic red-and-white brick building, the former site of a tenement, has a contemporary lobby with silvery gray chairs, stylish lamps and a welcoming hotel staff. The hotel offers 135 rooms outfitted with simple yet chic furnishings, plush down comforters and flat-screen HDTVs. Rooms range from Petite for single travelers to Junior Suites featuring a queen bed, sitting area and Jacuzzi bathtub. Comfortable two-tone limestone bathrooms provide Gilchrist & Soames bathroom essentials and a telephone.

Guests at the Washington Jefferson Hotel enjoy amenities like a 24-hour fitness center, complimentary Wi-Fi, complimentary copies of the New York Times and Time Out New York magazine and discounted parking in a nearby garage.

Did you know?Before moving to its current site at Penn Plaza, Madison Square Garden was located at 8th Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets from 1925 to 1968, a block away from the Washington Jefferson Hotel. Several celebrities who performed at the Garden, including Roy Rogers, stayed at the Washington Jefferson.

In 1999, artist Cosimo Cavallaro covered every wall and surface – including the furniture, television and lamps – of Room 114 in the Washington Jefferson Hotel (with permission) with melted cheese to create the installation Cheese Room.

Hell’s Kitchen – the neighborhood between 34th and 59th Streets, from 8th Avenue to the Hudson River, now also known as Midtown West or Clinton – was once a hub for criminals, tenements and factories, and was the setting for the musical West Side Story. But today, the area is a more upscale, safe tourist destination.

The Washington Jefferson Hotel is conveniently located for singles or couples who want to easily explore Midtown Manhattan and the array of international cuisines in Hell’s Kitchen. It’s perfect for weekend visitors who want to take in dinner and a Broadway show.